The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-05
POLITICAL RIGHTS
OF UNCLE sAM's OFFICE HOLDERS
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Should not DO Absidgcd-lmpovtant Report
In tho Case Of a Man Removed because Z
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WARRINGTON, Sept 4I-The OWL servic,
Commission has submitted to tho Prssi
dent tho report Of ito investigation Apri
LIST Of the complaint mado by. George A
Webster against Anthony F. ssbergor
Collector Of the Port Of Chicago, ant
transmitted to tho President by tho Clvi
Service Reform Lssgue, Of Chicago, ant
by him referred to the Commission
charging violations Of the civil service
law. s. tt.S''} Is ,gs
The report conbists OF the ''opinion q
the Commissionm5 which la elgned by
Commissioners 0bsrly and Lyman re-.
port to the Commission by Commissioner
Edgerton, and another by Commissions,
Lyman. who confines himself principally
to tho testimony submitted at the inyesii.
cation. Tho opinion Of the Commissien
uH submitted TO the President SAVE that
complaint Of MI. Webster 10, in substance.
that he was compelled TO resign placs In
the Appraisers office Of the Chicago Gus.
toms dtnsrlc!s; thst this compuision was ex.
ercised upon him not because be was iretli.
cient, undutilul, iusubordinate or dishonest
or Tor any othcT good cause, but because
he was Republican and the Collector do.
sired to put De,nocra. in the place occu.
pied by him. In his letter Of com plaint
Mr.. Webster says that after receiving
notice That hla resignation was demanded
he called upon tho Collector and was in.
formed that no complaint had been urged
against his official conduct and ability,
which were excellent, but that owing 10 q
great pressure there was necessity that
vacancies should be made aud that the
Collector at THE interview said lyon
must remember that our party has been
out OF power for twenty-five years. and
you should be thankful for having been
allowed to stay two years 55S,;
UNDER A DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION"
Webster, the opinion continues, was
compelled to resign. Collector lscabsrser
replied that his request for Weestsr's res-
ignation had been made for reasona amply
strong and that he had acted in strict
conformity with the Civil Service law as
he understood 1t. In his testimony before
the Commission Mr.. Seebereer denied
having said anything to Mr.. w ebstsr That
could ba construed into declaration chat
the request for hia Resignation was
prompted by political reasons. 81 :. lSf,S
The reason for his removal" said Mr..
Seeberger, "were In my own mind and
keeping" and these he refused to state.
The opinion observes that that while Mr..
sseberger says emphatically that heidi not
say to Mr.. Webster that his resignation
had been demanded for political Teasoas,
he did not inform him that such were not
the reasons. In this connection attention
is called to the fact that Mr.. Webster was
not, so far as the evidence shows, given
the bennett Of Law, which requircs the
heada Ct executive departments in max.
ing reduction Of force to retain those per-
soma who msy be equally qualiiial who
have bean honorsbly discharged soldiers
orssllors. Mr.. Webster, says the opinion, ia
an hoAoyably discharged wounded soldier;
hepsssed the service cuaioms examination
with en- average Of 90 per cent and his
conduct aud capacity having baen salts.
factory during his probationary term he
was absolutely appointed. He was after.
wards promoted for faithful and efficient
service. His competency, Collector See.
berger does not deny. That Weba.er vas
an ollsrsive partisan is not show by the
testimony. Ia the affidavit made BY him
he swears thss he was never politician.
had never attended caucua OF conven.
ton eB delegate and but once as epecta-
tor. he adds: II have, however, strong
honest political views. which have al.
ways held in quiet and genslemsnly
way, keeping ALWAYS in view tho riyhfs Of
others who might differ with me-" Strong
political viswS. saya the opinion, Mr.